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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are considering now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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